A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
The local food ingredient called hao; genus and species are not narrowed from this vernacular name. Not automatically interchangeable with standard mugwort.
In the kitchen
Food-supplied leaves are cleaned, chopped and cooked into rice-flour cakes with cured pork.
Local naming and leaf selection vary. This record is not a guide to identifying or gathering wild plants.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有食用蒿叶（毛坦厂粑粑用）吗？
Does this dish contain Culinary hao leaves?
A few dishes to explore
These examples use this ingredient in typical or optional preparations. Open the dish to see the distinction; a restaurant’s recipe can differ.
